Bull spermatozoa selected by thermotaxis exhibit high DNA integrity, specific head morphometry, and improve ICSI outcome.

Sara Ruiz-DíazRosane MazzarellaPaula Navarrete-LópezRaúl Fernández-GonzálezCelia de FrutosMaría MarotoClaudia CucalaPaula Beltrán-BreñaMarta LombóDimitrios RizosBenjamín Planells

Published in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2023)

Our results showed that bull sperm selection by thermotaxis has a much higher DNA integrity, small and elongated head size parameters, and different sperm subpopulation structure than the not-selected spermatozoa. Additionally, we evidenced that thermotactic spermatozoa improve ICSI success rates.

Keyphrases

circulating tumor
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single molecule
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optical coherence tomography